Stephen Frost is a globally recognised diversity, inclusion and leadership expert. He is the CEO and founder of Included, the much-heralded diversity and inclusion specialist agency working across academia, business and government. Booked as a speaker Stephen has remarkable expertise in supporting organisational inclusivity efforts in support of all genders, cultures, ethnicities, and sexualities.
Stephen was the Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games where he worked alongside the London Organising Committee (LOCOG) across a 200,000 person workforce managing a $2 billion budget. He helped create one of the most inclusive Olympic workforces ever - earning LOCOG the Gold Standard Diversity Works Award.
Stephen Frost was a Hertford College Scholar at Oxford and a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard, he is a phenomenally bright individual. Before his work with the Olympic Committee, Stephen formed and grew the Diversity Champions programme at Stonewall to over 600 members and in the process established the UK's first LGBT recruitment guide, he also developed the Workplace Equality index which has become the gold standard across leading employers. Stephen has also held a role as an advisor to the Head of UK Civil Service Sir Jeremy Heywood on diversity and inclusion.
In his roles as the Head of Diversity and Inclusion and then Strategy Lead on Inclusive Leadership at KPMG, Stephen Frost coached executives on inclusive leadership and created the 'Diversity is a reality, Inclusion is a choice' campaign - he was a driving force behind the targets for social mobility, gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation. Stephen is also a lecturer at Harvard Business School where he teaches inclusive leadership.
His hard work and dedication in the industry has been recognised by his peers, Stephen was elected the recipient of the Peter Robertson Award for Equality and Diversity Champions, he named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and was even voted one of the top 100 LGBT people in the UK. He founded Frost Included which became 'Included' the 'impact-led' consultancy firm which counts amongst their client list, global organisations such as BT Sport, the International Paralympic Committee, Co-op, Boeing, KPMG, BBC, BNP Paribas, AstraZeneca. It’s clear to see that Stephen is an expert on diversity and inclusion in the workplace, his vast experience across large organisations make him a highly sought after speaker.
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Books
Building an Inclusive Organization: Leveraging the Power of a Diverse Workforce
Inclusive Talent Management: How Business can Thrive in an Age of Diversity
The Inclusion Imperative: How Real Inclusion Creates Better Business and Builds Better Societies
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Stephen Frost's speaking topics are listed below:
- Authentic LGBT Leadership: The Importance of Being You
As any gay person knows, coming out is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do in life. Coming out is not a one-off event, it is a constant process. It is a situation LGBT people face with every new job, every new boss and every new client. Often, this places LGBT people at a disadvantage in the professional environment. How do you navigate a diversity of reactions, including negative reactions from clients? Questions straight people take for granted can cause additional stress, anxiety and effort for LGBT people, and divert effort away from the day job.
- Real Inclusion: Courage, Creativity and Talent
- Many organizations have talented Diversity Officers and operate Diversity 101 programs; however, they may find to get the most out of their program they need to upgrade to inclusion 3.0. Diversity is great, but so is bringing differences together in one team, and often this second imperative is forgotten in the pursuit of the former. Without inclusion, diversity can fail. Stephen offers a powerful, humorous and compelling argument for inclusion, based on empirical evidence from around the world combined with the latest Harvard research. It is a thought provoking, challenging and informative opportunity to refresh the believers and convert the currently unconvinced to Real Inclusion!
- Many organizations have talented Diversity Officers and operate Diversity 101 programs; however, they may find to get the most out of their program they need to upgrade to inclusion 3.0. Diversity is great, but so is bringing differences together in one team, and often this second imperative is forgotten in the pursuit of the former. Without inclusion, diversity can fail. Stephen offers a powerful, humorous and compelling argument for inclusion, based on empirical evidence from around the world combined with the latest Harvard research. It is a thought provoking, challenging and informative opportunity to refresh the believers and convert the currently unconvinced to Real Inclusion!
- The Business Case for Diversity: Reframing an Old Debate for a Future of Real Inclusion
Many organizations have talented Diversity Officers and operate Diversity 101 programs; however, they may find to get the most out of their program they need to upgrade to inclusion 3.0. Diversity is great, but so is bringing differences together in one team, and often this second imperative is forgotten in the pursuit of the former.
Without inclusion, diversity can fail. Stephen offers a powerful, humorous and compelling argument for inclusion, based on empirical evidence from around the world combined with the latest Harvard research. It is a thought provoking, challenging and informative opportunity to refresh the believers and convert the currently unconvinced to Real Inclusion!
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from Virtual Events:
"I am writing on behalf of Women in Tech at BCG to extend our gratitude for your invaluable contribution as a speaker at our DE&I Allyship event on November 16th. Your expertise and insightful discourse on diversity, equity, and inclusion were not only enlightening, but also impactful. We have received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from our approx. 350 participants across the globe and how much it resonated with them, sparking many meaningful discussions that will extend well beyond the event. The practical insights and compelling examples you shared, especially around system thinking as well as the group exercise, I am sure, will inspire many of us to consider and change our perspective. We simply loved it." - The Boston Consulting Group, Inc
- MA (Hons), Geography - 1999
- Master in Public Policy and Urban Planning, Leadership, Communication - Harvard Kennedy School - 2004
- Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum - 2011
- Visiting Fellow Harvard University - 2013
